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on september 11th 2001,al qaida terrorists hijacked a total of___ airplanes, ___ of which hit their
targets.
2. in september 2001, george w. bush delivered an ultimatum to the ____ regime in Afganistan,
demanding that they hand over _____
3. explain the purpose of the so called usa patriot act
4. the usa dollar has gone up major international currencies since 2001. T/F
5. name two prominent figures in african
american community at the beginning of the 20th century
6. what does the acronym naacp stand for?
7. how did president kennedy ensure that james meredith was enrolled at the university of
mississippi?
8. name martin luther king's most famous speech
9. name the washington post reporters that covered the watergate incident
10. who were the first us media giants?
11. what are the sources of income of american colleges?
12. what are land grant colleges?
13. what is meant by the "accreditation" of schools and universities?
14. new york university is a member of the ivy league. t/f
15.
to win a civil law case, the plaintiff has to show__________
16. the united states code is in itself a law. t/f
17. the number of representatives for each state is
determined_______ (state the time interval), on the basis of _______.
18. explain the meaning of the "first past the post" election system.
19. what is meant by the term 'checks and balances' in the context of american political system?
20. to become the president of the usa it is enough to win 270 electoral votes. t/f
21. the building of the panama canal began during the presidency of __________ and was finished
during the presidency of ________.

22. what are baby boomers?

23. why was the world on the brink of a nuclear war in 1962?
24. bill clinton avoided the vietnam war continuing h
s higher education. t/f
25. what was known as the monroe doctrine?
26. how did the american government finance the war of independence and with what results (in
financial terms)?
27. in 1497, giovanni caboto claimed ______ for his sponsor _______.
29. spain entered the war of independence in 1789 as an american ally. t/f
30. name the two major us news agencies (in full).
31. who was the first american to win the nobel prize for literature?
32. how was elvis presley shown in his first televised appearances? why?
33. when did bob dylan turn electric?what was the original reaction?
34. how did white preformers make rhytm and blues acceptable to a mainstream audience?
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34. levi strauss sold his first jeans to gold minners during the california gold rush. t/f
35. what is indentured servitude?
36. at its all time peak in the period ________ america produced ___ % of the gross world product.
37. american economy today is dominated by ______ which is why america is often described as a
post-_____ society.
38. microsoft's business policies have been found to amount the monopolisation. t/f